Ain't no Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down)

Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down. Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down. When I hear that trumpet sound, I'm gonna get up out of the ground. Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down. Go down yonder Gabriel, put your foot on the land and see.

"Oh Gabriel, don't you blow that trumpet until you hear from me."

I looked way over yonder, and what do you think I see?

I see a band of angels, and they're coming after me.

Then I looked way down the river, saw the people dressed in white.

I knew it was God's people, 'cause I saw them doing right.

Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down

Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down

When I hear that trumpet sound

I'm gonna get up out of the ground

Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down

Going down to the River Jordan

And I'm gonna bury my knees in the sand

Holler, "Aho, Santa!" 'Til I reach the Promised Land.

Then I looked way over yonder, and what do you think I see?

I see a band of angels, and they're coming after me.

Oh, meet me, King Jesus, meet me. Won't you meet me in the middle of the air?

If these wings should carry me, I won't need another pair.

Ain't no grave, gonna hold my body down

When I hear that trumpet sound, I'm gonna get up out of the ground

Ain't no grave, gonna hold my body down